West Palm Beach Rollover Accidents

Rollover accidents are often thought to only pertain to SUVs. However, many other types of cars can be prone to rolling on their sides or flipping over, depending on the kind of crash that involves them. Victims of rollover crashes often face more serious injuries than people involved in other types of accidents, since they may become trapped inside the vehicle or sustain catastrophic injuries from the force of the impact. The West Palm Beach rollover accident lawyers at Donaldson & Weston help victims receive the compensation that they are due from those responsible for causing a crash. Our firm offers seasoned and compassionate legal representation to motor vehicle collision victims as well as families who have lost a loved one in a fatal accident. If you have questions about your legal rights following a rollover accident, contact our office to discuss your options with an attorney today.

Rollover accidents occur when a shift to a vehicle’s center of gravity causes it to roll on its side or upside down onto its roof. In West Palm Beach, these accidents can happen on busy highways, like the Florida Turnpike or I-95, as well as smaller but still well-traveled streets, like Okeechobee Boulevard and Congress Avenue. A variety of factors can contribute to a vehicle rollover, including traveling at a high rate of speed, making a sharp turn, or veering off a road and into a shoulder or median. Our rollover accident attorneys can help West Palm Beach residents investigate the specific factors that caused their crash.

When a vehicle rolls over, there is a greater likelihood of a driver or passenger being ejected from the vehicle or trapped inside. Injuries from these types of car accidents can include multiple broken bones, crush injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and paralysis. Such severe injuries can involve not only temporary time missed from work to recover but also life-altering changes for a victim to address. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has stated that over 18 percent of fatal car crashes in Florida involve a rolled over vehicle. Often, rollover accidents are caused by someone’s negligent acts. When negligence contributes to a West Palm Beach rollover accident, victims and families may pursue legal action against liable parties.

When a rollover accident caused by negligence results in a victim’s serious injury, or a fatality, a West Palm Beach rollover accident attorney can help you pursue the appropriate type of claim. Negligence is present when a defendant breaches an owed duty of reasonable care to another person, causing injuries and resulting in damages. For example, a driver who speeds to make a left turn through a yellow light without regard to an oncoming vehicle, striking that vehicle on its side and causing a rollover accident, may be found to have acted unreasonably. Once liability is proven, victims or families can receive damages in the forms of past and future medical costs, diminished earning capacity, lost income, loss of support, and compensation for burial or funeral arrangements and pain and suffering.